EST. 1988 . . . The Final Day to Purchase El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet Tickets ($30/Each) is July 5 to celebrate and welcome on Sunday July 14 our Class of 2019: Arturo Bravo, Matthew Banales, Michael Cox, Albert Montes and Armando Femath - Contact Board of Director and Class of 2012 Honoree Rocky Coppinger 915.479.3020 for Ticket and Banquet Information also listed below . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 32nd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Our web site has over 1.485 Million views and we thank you . . . For Thursday the 20th day of June, 2019 we continue our "Fantastic 5 Roll Call" featuring 5 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Treasurer, Hall of Fame Board of Director and Class of 2006 Honoree Raul Real y Vasquez the All District pitcher and outfielder for Jefferson High School, career high school record as a Pitcher was 29-4 with a high school career batting average of .390; Class of 1997 Honoree Ray Saenz the Eastwood High School coach who led his Troopers to 3 District Championships, 4 Bi-District Championships and 1 Area Title with a record of 283-136 and a .636 winning percentage and El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inaugural Board of Directors, Hall of Fame Past President and Class of 1989 Honoree Ray Sanchez who was one of the founders of Little League in El Paso and he is a recognized authority on the evolution of El Paso baseball and its players for over the past 70 years . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Ruben Porras
Inducted in 1991
Led Bowie High School to 1949 Texas High School State Championship
Graduated from Bowie in 1951 after leading Bears to Bi-District playoffs in 1950
Turned down a scholarship to pitch for Idaho University and started professional career in 1951 with the El Paso Texans
In 1951, the Texans opened their exhibition season against the New York Yankees and fresh out of high school he pitched against Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Hank Bauer
In 1952 he injured his arm pitching in the Mexican Winter League
Following two years of military service with the US Army he tried to resume his career but his arm never recaptured its magic
He attributes his success to his legendary Coach Nemo Herrera at Bowie High School who, “not only taught him the fundamentals of baseball but how to win”.
